Title:  Sr. Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety

Job Code: 27726

Job Location: Waco, TX; on-site

Job Schedule: 9/80, off every other Friday

Job Descritpion:

The Sr Specialist drives the development, administration and continuous improvement of EHS programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, county, local, and customer requirements. The Sr Specialist will support performance toward meeting company injury rate and environmental sustainability goals, as well as continuous improvement and validation of their EHS compliance requirements.

This role:

• Supports implementation of all Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) programs.
• Serves as the subject matter expert in EHS to the Operations, Engineering, and Program Management/Development organizations.
• Reports directly to the EHS Manager for the facility.
• Supported by a network of EHS professionals and corporate leadership within L3Harris.
• Works in environments that are a mix of manufacturing, assembly, repair, engineering, program development, and office activities.
• 9-80 schedule is available, with availability to support additional shifts or programs as required.

Essential Functions: 

• Supports all aspects of EHS&S performance, including injury reduction and avoidance, environmental sustainability initiatives, and meeting EHS&S regulatory and company requirements.
• Conducts workplace surveys, safety audits, risks assessments, etc. and advises management of conditions requiring corrective action and tracks resolutions to an effective closure.
• Focuses on continuous improvement and management of change of EHS&S programs in processes, systems, and products. Focus areas: Ergonomics, Fall Protection, Electrical Safety, Hazard and Risk Assessments, Hazardous Waste Large Quantity Generator, Air Quality and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
• Supports incident investigations and data/trend analysis to determine root cause, produces and maintains necessary documentation and ensures that all applicable reporting requirements are performed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure dissemination of ownership responsibilities for regulatory, corporate, and internal obligations throughout all business functions.  Develop written programs to define and training programs to disseminate these responsibilities.  Audit work practices to ensure adherence by employees and enforcement by management.
• Works independently to evaluate programs, and idetify trends and appropriate action plans.
• Remains current with all applicable regulations and company policies.
• Must be physicaly able to stand and walk for long periods at a time.
• Establishes and maintains necessary contacts with city, county, state, federal regulatory agencies.
• Maintains required records in accordance with regulatory and L3Harris requirements, to include but not limited to site permits and licenses, training, certifications, inspections, audits, etc.
• Supports the standardization of EHS processes across the enterprise.
• Performs related duties or special projects as directed.

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience, or a graduate degree with a minimum of 5 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Strong background in conducting EHS regulatory compliance audits and working with departments to address gaps.
• Demonstrated expertise in OSHA safety regulations related to manufacturing and aircraft modification facilities.
• Proven track record of designing programs to reduce injuries and risk resulting from operations
• Expertise in driving change to make improvements in policies, practices, or approaches.
• Strong technical understanding of environmental and safety regulations and practices.
• Practical experience developing and implementing EHS&S programs and trainings.
• Ability to research technical information as required.
• Ability to manage time and projects across multiple programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work under general, consultative direction and manage programs independently.
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, presentation).
• Strong computer skills related to Microsoft office, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• United States citizen.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• EHS-related professional accreditations: Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Professional Engineer, etc.
• Industrial hygiene experience, and experience conducting area and personal sampling for environmental and occupational health hazards.
• Backgound in hearing conservation, respiratory protection, and hexavalent chromium.
• Involvement in high performance programs: VPP, ISO 45001, 14001
• Strong root cause analysis skills
• Experience using and leveraging EHS&S common systems, such as Gensuite and Sphera
• Strong teamwork, interpersonal, problem-solving, and analysis skills
• Exhibits sound judgment and professionalism in all situations.
• Ability to use data visualization tools such as Tableau or PowerBI to analyze data for use in developing proactive prevention plans.